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Brett Gladstone Weighs in on Central SoMa

Nov 30, 2018/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized
Brett Gladstone Weighs in on Central SoMa

Author – Brett Gladstone, Esq., partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP Tacked to the bulletin board in an office at San Francisco’s Planning Department is a sticker with a peace sign accompanied by the slogan, “World peace through better zoning.” While it is meant to be whimsical, it is the case that most San Franciscans tend to…

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SFHAC Takes Positions On State and Local Ballot Measures

Sep 13, 2018/ Comments 0 / in Ballot initiative, Ballot Measure
SFHAC Takes Positions On State and Local Ballot Measures

The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition makes the following recommendations for state and local ballot measures in November 2018. State Prop 1: Support Summary of Prop: Authorizes the sale of $4 billion in bonds to finance existing housing programs, as well as infrastructure work and grants to match a local housing trust fund dollar-to-dollar. One-quarter…

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Sign to Support Housing on Divisadero!

Sep 7, 2018/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

Join SFHAC to support housing on Divisadero! San Francisco has limited land and we need to maximize the land use of efficiency on each parcel. For the Divisadero/Fillmore Neighborhood Commercial Corridor, turning underutilized land into housing delivers the greatest value to San Franciscans. Specifically, we support two projects on Divisadero: 650 Divisadero (current site of…

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SFHAC June 2018 Ballot Proposition Results

Jun 26, 2018/ Comments 0 / in SFHAC Housing Index, Uncategorized

The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition took a position on four ballot measures this past election, encouraging you to vote “Yes” on the following measures. State Prop 69: This measure will require that revenue from the diesel sales tax and Transportation Improvement Fee, as enacted by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), be used for transportation-related…

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SFHAC’s Spring 2018 Housing Index: A Snapshot of the Housing Outlook

Jun 26, 2018/ Comments 0 / in SFHAC Housing Index, Uncategorized

As construction and development costs continue to drastically surge in San Francisco, developers and contractors who participated in SFHAC’s 2018 Housing Index expressed a lack of confidence in the housing market compared to previous surveys. This shift in attitude can be linked to the lack of housing approvals in San Francisco, extremely restrictive zoning laws…

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San Francisco, seven facts about Senate Bill 827

Apr 16, 2018/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

Senate Bill 827, authored by State Senator Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Phil Ting, is currently going through the California State legislative process in Sacramento. The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition strongly supports the legislation. As constituents around the state discuss SB827’s impacts, it is in everyone’s interest to have a fact based and researched based…

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Sign the petition – SB827 makes San Francisco a place for everyone

Mar 5, 2018/ Comments 0 / in Uncategorized

In Sacramento, Senator Scott Wiener has introduced Senate Bill 827, designed to improve California’s housing affordability and displacement crisis. The progressive bill was noticed nationwide, with the Boston Globe claiming, “The bill may be the biggest environmental boon, the best job creator, and the greatest strike against inequality that anyone’s proposed in the United States…

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Looking Back on 2016, Ahead Towards a Bright Future

Dec 12, 2016/ Comments 0 / in ADUs, Affordable Housing Bonus Program, Ballot Measure, Board of Supervisors, Brisbane Baylands, Friends of SFHAC, Governor Jerry Brown, Housing Hero Awards, Inclusionary Housing, MicroPAD, Planning Commission, Policy, Project Review Committee, State Density Bonus
Looking Back on 2016, Ahead Towards a Bright Future

The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC) experienced the ups and downs of the housing world during an eventful 2016. We want to look back at some of the memorable events of the last year. Most housing starts and ends at San Francisco’s City Hall. The first big win came in February when the Board…

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SF Housing Industry Responds to Inclusionary Charter Amendment

Feb 22, 2016/ Comments 0 / in Affordable Housing, Ballot initiative, Board of Supervisors, Community Outreach, Inclusionary Housing, Land Use, Policy

A group of developers, designers, builders and engineers representing a broad spectrum of San Francisco’s housing industry, many of whom are SFHAC members, wrote a thoughtful letter in response to the Supervisor Kim/Peskin charter amendment that would raise the on-site inclusionary requirement to 25 percent. On February 23rd, the Board of Supervisors vote on the…

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